Kinjiro, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is a good-natured fellow who goes around the country helping farm families. At his new appointment in Usuki City, Oita Prefecture, he visits a tea-growing family he has known for a long time. There, he finds the family head's granddaughter Minori, who lost her job in Tokyo and has just returned home.
Reviews
It's Difficult NOT To Enjoy This Movie
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.